Superior Scaffold was at the heart of this historic building’s rebirth and revitalization. The 36,000 square foot structure, designed in the Victorian Romanesque Revival and Richardsonian styles, received a full renovation that resurrected the building as a premier venue for arts and cultural productions. Thanks to Superior’s engineering team, the spectacular Thomas P. Lonsdale-designed edifice…

A complete facade renovation. The large curved window and beam collapsed that supported the front of the building. It was shored up while the work was completed. The canopy/sidewalk shed allowed for foot traffic and business as usual.

16th & Walnut

Emergency canopy. A piece of the facade fell off. A facade rebuild was required when inspectors found the entire exterior was damaged.

Henry Hall, Princeton University

Superior was called in to erect and dismantle a system scaffold for work on a parapet wall. The challenge was to build scaffolding on roofs and provide roof protection on the 200 year old building. Superior also had to deck one solid level around all the parapet walls. We also provided a 1000 pound basket…

As part of their new green initiative, Princeton University is also upgrading Brown Hall, which was designed in 1890 and has served as an upper-class dormitory for many years. This renovation will create a new building portal (archway) in the south facade of the structure allowing a new point of access and egress from Brown’s…

Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Stratford, NJ was doing an entire facade renovation. An enclosure system was used around the entire building to help keep the warmth in and the debris from traveling around the hospital grounds. It was a dual purpose enclosure because most of the work was taking place in the cold winter.

The Friendship Gate

10th & Arch St., Philadelphia, PA Superior Scaffold was chosen to help with the extensive renovation. The giant Friendship Gate is the only authentic gate in the United States built by Chinese artisans. In 1983 the gate was made in Tianjin, China and shipped to Philadelphia. Wear and tear on the gate has dulled its…